Improvement in bee-htves



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@met l UPTON STAN'SB URY, OF PLYh/[OUTI-I, INDIANA. Letters Parent No.83,335, ma october 2o, 186s.

IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-RIVES.

The Schedule referred to in theseLetters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it ma/y concern Be it known that I, 'UrroN SrANsBURY, ofPlymouth,

i in the county of Marshall, and in the State of Indiana,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bee-Hives and dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference beingrhad to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure l represent-s a vertical section of the hive,

showing the flame m and screen n stowed away on l To enable othersskilled in the art to make and usel my invention, I will proceed todescribe its construction and operation.

In the annexed drawings, forming part of this specification, Arepresents the frame, which is so constructed as to leave any requiredspace between'it and the bottom ofthe true hive, and to give ample roomfor ventilation around the entire inside of the frame, and outside ofthe true hive. Above the space or room at the bottom of the frame A, isa slot or cleat, B, all around the inside, on which rests a screen offine Wire, marked a on the drawings. When the bees are to be hived,'this screen, a, is taken out, and the frame m, without a screen, nowplaced on top of the honey-boxes, is put in. This allows the bees to'enter the main hive, and prevents them crawling around the outside ofthe boxes. The position of the frame m is shown in redlines in fl l.

gIhe breeding-boxes G C, or drawers, are in the lower part of the hive,and made 'with slats on top and bottom, and they are heldin position byslots `or Ways c c,

. on-each side of the frame A,running into grooves on the sides of theboxes, as shown in the left-hand drawing. lAbove the breeding-boxes is apartition, d, perv-forated with quite a number of holes, e c, for thebees to work in and out of the honey-boxes D D, which are placed abovethe partition el, and have their bottom perforated with holes j,corresponding withthose in the partition. When the bees are to be drivenfrom one part to another, or from one breeding-box to another, a sheetof tin is slipped between the two, and one box is drawn out a trifle. Aslight puff of smoke into the box drives the bees out, and the tin beingslipped back, prevents their returning'.

In winter, the honey-boxes are often removed, and then a fine-wirescreen, n, now placed on top of the honey-boxes, is placed over theholes in the partition d, and the upper section well filled withcleanfstraw.

The hive has two entrances, E E, which are closed by a slide, i, on theoutside of the ame A, and secured by a screw, h. There is also a numberof holes secured by screens in the outside box or frame, for

and honey-boxes are also provided with windows to admit light.

The frame m and wire screen 'n are placed on top of the honey-boxes D D,as being the most convenient place for them when not used, as abovedescribed.

Having thus fully described my invention,`

l. The breeding-boxes C C, closed at their sides and ends, and slottedat the top and bottom, and pro, vided with small glass windows andentrances, and connected to the cleats 'c c of box A, by means of theirgrooved sides, as herein set forth.

breeding-boxes() C, honey-boxes D D, and slide-screens a and n,substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand,this 20th day of April, 1868.

i UPTON STANSBURY. Witnesses: NATHAN Dickson,

GEORGE DREW.

purposes of ventilation and light, and the breeding.

. What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters 2. Thearrangement of the outside box A with the

